It’s become something of a Monday routine for Connecticut residents.

Snow fell across some parts of the state for the third week in a row, closing schools in southeastern Connecticut and sending plow drivers back to work.

Monday’s storm spared the coastline any major snowfall, though the sleet and freezing rain that did fall posed a challenge for drivers.

With 1 inch of precipitation, Groton recorded the lowest total in the state as of 4 p.m., according to Gary Lessor, Western Connecticut State University Weather Center meteorologist. Waterbury logged the highest total at 9.9 inches. Both totals include precipitation that fell between 5 p.m. Sunday and 4 p.m. Monday.

Lessor said the storm did not have enough energy to make it to the coast, and temperatures aloft were above freezing, melting the precipitation before it reached the ground.

No further accumulation, but most likely trace amounts of snow, was forecast for late Monday into this morning, Lessor said.

State and local police reported a smattering of accidents, including one rollover on Interstate 395 near the Vauxhall Street Extension overpass in Waterford and another on Interstate 95 North prior to Exit 92 in Stonington.

Police said accident totals were typical of any winter day, perhaps even less so because of the school closings.

Norwich police Lt. Chris Ferace said there were at least six accidents throughout the day though police kept busy assisting motorists for a variety of other reasons, like vehicles stuck off the roadway.

Norwich had a parking ban in effect, and Ferace said police also assisted the Public Works Department by enforcing snow regulations. Police will typically go out to inform residents when their vehicles are illegally parked or blocking the progress of plows. There were no vehicles towed Monday but many tickets issued, he said.

Since early Monday morning, AAA’s Roadside Rescue Team responded to 706 calls for emergency road service in Greater Hartford and eastern Connecticut, said AAA spokesman Aaron Kupec. Typical calls included requests for freeing stuck cars, frozen locks, tows and jump starts. Volume was below what AAA would typically see for a Monday, Kupec said.

Anyone who missed out on the snow during this storm need only wait a few days. Light snow or snow showers are expected to start again Thursday morning, becoming steadier and heavier by Thursday afternoon, Lessor said. He said he expects “plowable amounts,” with 3 to 6 inches of snow in the New London County. Predictions are preliminary and forecasters would know more as the week progresses, he said.

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